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Recapture is an English word with synonyms like capture or retake. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Recapture in a sentence

Recapture | Recaptured | Recaptures

Recapture meaning

  1. The act of capturing again.
  2. That which is captured back; a prize retaken.
  3. The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.

Using Recapture

  • The main meaning on this page is: The act of capturing again. | That which is captured back; a prize retaken. | The retroactive collection of taxes that were not collectible at the time.
  • Useful related words include: capture, retake, get, take.
  • In the example corpus, recapture often appears in combinations such as: to recapture, recapture the, recapture of.

Context around Recapture

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Recapture

  • In this selection, "recapture" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 26.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, eventually, margin, internally, alan, occupied and gaemoseong stand out and add context to how "recapture" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include arrive could recapture substantial swaths and attempt to recapture alan as. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "recapture" sits close to words such as ari, artefacts and assent, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with recapture

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Damdeok and Cheongun try to recapture Gaemoseong from the Khitan. (10 words)

It is trying to fill a gap and recapture the 50-day SMA. (13 words)

After the fall of Missolonghi the Turks continued their campaign to recapture the rest of Roumeli (Central Greece). (18 words)

Managing in the Lowland League as the steward of the Hearts B team, Naismith has suddenly been thrust into the top job after the club decided it needed a change of direction in the bid to recapture third place in the cinch Premiership. (43 words)

Both sides are expected to mount new ground offensives come the spring, and Ukraine has been seeking hundreds of modern tanks in the hope of using them to break Russian defensive lines and recapture occupied territory in the south and east. (41 words)

White may believe that good strategy requires he/she eventually recapture, but Black, on his/her next turn, will have the option of ending the ko, for example by filling in the spot White would use to recapture. (38 words)

Example sentences (20)

White may believe that good strategy requires he/she eventually recapture, but Black, on his/her next turn, will have the option of ending the ko, for example by filling in the spot White would use to recapture.

According to him, unity is key if NPP wants to recapture the seat, and he entreated the party people at all levels to listen to what is happening on the ground.

After the fall of Missolonghi the Turks continued their campaign to recapture the rest of Roumeli (Central Greece).

Alice breaks down as she tries to explain the motivation behind her final photography exhibit, which she says was an attempt to recapture Alan as she remembered him.

Blackpool Zoo was alerted and a team tried to recapture the pelican at the nature reserve on Saturday but was unsuccessful.

Both sides are expected to mount new ground offensives come the spring, and Ukraine has been seeking hundreds of modern tanks in the hope of using them to break Russian defensive lines and recapture occupied territory in the south and east.

Damdeok and Cheongun try to recapture Gaemoseong from the Khitan.

Earlier this year, senior Pentagon officials told the House Armed Services Committee that would be unable to recapture Crimea immediately.

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Egypt and Syria, backed by the Soviet Union, attempted to recapture territories in Sinai and the Golan Heights, occupied by in 1967.

Far more than an attempt to recapture the magic of the classic became one of the most iconic and influential science fiction series of all time, producing many of the franchise’s greatest episodes.

For her latest album, "Real B*tches Don't Die," released May 26, Faux visited Little Rock to recapture that feeling.

Having said that, we've got to make sure that we recapture our costs, and we maintain and grow our margins a bit.

He has no doubt read reports that Ukraine’s upcoming offensive—likely to get underway next month, as planeloads of new Western weapons, including tanks and other armored vehicles arrive—could recapture substantial swaths of territory.

Her teaching philosophy is rooted in the belief that anyone, given a fresh perspective, can recapture their creative voice.

In reality, Ukraine has been softening up Russian forces for months and is already engaged in efforts to recapture territory.

In response, we are leaning into the hardest market we have seen in property, particularly in Personal Lines as we execute on our margin recapture plan.

It is trying to fill a gap and recapture the 50-day SMA.

Let me talk a little bit about the per user where the way it showed itself is we had very high renewal rates and very good suite performance at renewal, meaning what we tend to call internally recapture.

MacDonald insists they will go into the match with a positive attitude as they try to recapture some of their form from earlier in the season.

Managing in the Lowland League as the steward of the Hearts B team, Naismith has suddenly been thrust into the top job after the club decided it needed a change of direction in the bid to recapture third place in the cinch Premiership.

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Common combinations with recapture

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "recapture" in a sentence?
An example: "White may believe that good strategy requires he/she eventually recapture, but Black, on his/her next turn, will have the option of ending the ko, for example by filling in the spot White would use to recapture." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "recapture" from authentic English texts.
What does "recapture" mean?
Recapture means: The act of capturing again.
What are synonyms of "recapture"?
Common synonyms of "recapture" include: capture, retake, get, take, experience, feel, retrieval, recovery. Plus 3 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "recapture" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "recapture", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.